Dear Dennis Letters

Dear Dennis:

I have a 12-year-old daughter who has been lying, stealing, shows no respect, and is failing in school. No matter what I do to discipline her, it doesn't affect her nor does she care. I'm really scared that she will be like her 17-year-old sister who is now a single mom and who has st...

Dear Dennis:

My son is 16.  His dad is a drug addict and stopped calling him 3 years ago.  I am an alcoholic with 10 years recovery and have overcome a lot myself.  My life is good and stable, however, my son has been smoking pot for 3 years, not every day, mostly on weekends.  His grades are...

Dear Dennis:

My son, who will be 15 next month, asked me today if he could get "behind the wheel time" with me in my car in the near future. I told him that he needed to take his current responsibilities more seriously before I would even consider it. He seems to think that I need to let him drive...